Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

14 reviews

caitcosentino's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Loved it, I just wish the ending had been edited a little differently. It felt like there was a pacing issue with

Elliot and Macy getting back together at the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Car accident

Minor: Terminal illness

chemeducator's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Grief, and Sexual assault

Minor: Terminal illness and Cancer

michellek's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A book that deals with love, loss, losing love and finding a way forward, while being haunted by the past.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

samflowerv6's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It’s not that I didn’t like it. I totally did. And… it feels like the Christina Lauren’s books all have very similar plots with miscommunication tropes. Elliot is an all time favorite book bf. I think the authors really didn’t address how <spoiler > Elliot was sexual assaulted by Emma. It was  was brushed off as a mistake. I would’ve liked more about him being supported too and less miscommunication tropes I love Elliot and Macy. If Macy had said half the things she thought during the “now” timeline, the book would’ve been half as long. Favorite word? You. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Death, Sexual content, Car accident, Grief, and Terminal illness

tabbed_reads2much's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The ideal second chance romance

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

andreareiter's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, Car accident, Drug use, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

katieconrad's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident and Infidelity

Minor: Terminal illness, Cancer, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Blood, and Rape

annalovesbookss's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Car accident, Vomit, Sexual assault, Cancer, and Mental illness

stephfauteux's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

This book broke my heart. I will probably be thinking about it for a long time. However, without giving any spoilers, the reason why the main characters stopped talking was anticlimactic and actually almost ruined their love story for me to be honest. But the reality of Macy’s hardships and everything she’s been through just made me want to root for her and whatever made her happy. Macy’s dad was my favorite and the true MVP of this story. 

Basically, their childhood best friends turned lovers then something happens and they don’t speak for 11 years until they run into each other, quiet literally, at a coffee shop but now their both in different relationships etc. The book switches back and forth between when they were kids and present day, both storylines heading toward what caused the fallout, until they converge with the night they stopped talking. While the reason they had a falling out is anticlimactic and predictable, everything else from that day is now and OUCH I really didn’t see that coming and Christina Lauren really didn’t need to do us like that. 

Would have gotten 5 stars from me if it wasn’t for the cause of their falling out tainting their relationship for me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity and Terminal illness

Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

this book was so great up until the very end for me. i loved their friendship and the exploration of themselves and each other, it was super cute and authentic. however the “reveal” or ending was incredibly disappointing to me. also please please check trigger warnings!!!!

like why does nobody talk about how elliot was literally r*ped/sa’d??? while it definitely wasn’t wise of him to get drunk at a party with friends that weren’t good influences and with emma (not that it was his fault). it totally disregards how traumatizing that experience must’ve been for him, like it just glazed right over his pain. it didn’t sit right with me. i also don’t know how Macy could ever forgive him for the whole experience being the catalyst to her fathers death. idk maybe i just hold grudges. but the ending definitely kinda soured the book for me which was sad because the rest was amazing :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Terminal illness